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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Master Osman think of his miniaturists?

2. What is the daughter in the parable known for in the story Master Osman tells Black?

3. Which object in the illustration can't Black and Master Osman determine who made it?

4. What does Master Osman do until the Sultan arrives?

5. What do Black and Master Osman find when they examine the horses drawn for the contest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Esther feel about the funeral?

2. What realization do Black and the other artists come to as they reminisce?

3. What does Butterfly explain while Black searches for the illustrations?

4. What stories does Master Osman tell and what is his purpose in looking at the books?

5. Where does the pageboy lead Master Osman?

6. Where does Black take Shekure, Hayriye and Esther?

7. What does Osman wonder about the suspects of the murder and why does he wonder about this?

8. How does Shekure react to Black after she dreams about her father?

9. What two ways does Stork use to draw his horse?

10. What specifically about the portrait the king requested is life like and how is it told that it is life like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Butterfly's logic to including the color red in his illustrations? Why do you think the masters would not include a dog in the illustrations? Do you agree with this thinking? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Master Osman looks forward to becoming blind and dying as gifts from God. Do the other characters in the novel feel the same way? How do you feel about this belief? Why do you feel that way?

Essay Topic 3

What insight does this novel provide about the afterlife in this religion? How does it compare to your own beliefs about the afterlife?

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